Benzofuran carbamates and method for controlling arthropoda nematoda

ABSTRACT

BENZOFURANYL N-UNSUBSTITUTED AND N-HYDROCARBON SUBSTITUTED CARBAMATES IN WHICH THE CARBAMATE IS LOCATED ON THE BENZENE MOIETY ARE USEFUL AS PESTICIDES.

United States Patent 3,564,605 BENZOFURAN CARBAMATES AND METHOD FORCONTROLLING ARTHROPODA NEMATODA William G. Scharpf, Rocktown, N.J.,assignor to FMC Corporation, New York, N.Y., a corporation of DelawareNo Drawing. Filed Oct. 14, 1964, Ser. No. 403,912 Int. Cl. A0111 9/28;C07d /42 U.S. Cl. 424-285 14 Claims ABSTRACT OF THE DISCLOSUREBenzofuranyl N-unsubstituted and N-hydrocarbon substituted carbamates inwhich the carbamate is located on the benzene moiety are useful aspesticides.

where R and R are either hydrogen or lower alkyl, R and R are eachhydrogen or lower alkyl, lower alkenyl, or lower alkynyl; and X isoxygen or sulfur. These compounds may be unsubstituted in the benzenering, or may contain one or more substituents, such as lower alkyl,lower alkenyl, halogen, haloalkyl, nitro, amino or substituted amino,cyano, alkoxycarbonyl, acyl, alkoxy, alkylthio, and the like, as well asadditional carbamate groupings. Compounds of the above-defined classexhibit outstanding pesticidal activity, including activity againstNematoda, and against Arthropoda such as Coleoptera (beetles), Hemiptera(true bugs), Homoptera (aphids), Acarina (mites), Diptera (flies andWasps), Lepidoptera (moths and butterflies) and Blattaria (roaches).Certain preferred pesticidal compounds include the group wherein R and Rare each hydrogen or methyl, X is oxygen, R is hydrogen and R is alkyl,alkenyl, or alkynyl of one to three carbon atoms; and the carbamatemoiety joins the benzofuran nucleus at the 4- or the 7-position.

The preparation and pesticidal properties of typical compounds of thisinvention are illustrated in the following examples, which are providedby way of illustration and not of limitation. All parts are by weightwhere not otherwise indicated, and all temperatures are in degreescentigrade.

EXAMPLE 1 Preparation and pesticidal properties of 7-benzofuranylN-methylcarbamate The intermediate 7-benzofuranol was prepared from2-hydroxy-m-anisaldehyde by the following series of reactions: To arefluxing solution of 26.5 g. of 2-hydroxym-anisaldehyde and 28.7 g. ofethyl bromoacetate in 100 ml. of absolute ethanol was added dropwise asolution prepared by dissolving 7.5 g. of sodium in 200 ml. of absoluteethanol. The mixture was refluxed an additional 3.5 hours and stirredovernight. A solution of 7.5 g. of potassium hydroxide in 100 ml. ofwater was added and the ethanol was removed by distillation. The residuewas cooled, acidified with 6 N hydrochloric acid and allowed to standovernight. The precipitate Was isolated 3,554,605 Patented Feb. 16, 1971by filtration, and dissolved in sodium bicarbonate solution. Thissolution was washed with ether and acidified to yield 18.3 g. of crude7-methoxy-2-benzofurancarboxylic acid, melting at 20911. A mixture of 10g. of this acid and 185 m1. of chlorobenzene was stirred and warmed on asteam bath as 26 g. of anhydrous aluminum chloride was addedportionwise. After 0.5 hour heating, the solution was poured onto iceand dilute hydrochloric acid. The chlorobenzene was removed by steamdistillation and the product was extracted with ethyl acetate. Theorganic solution was dried over magnesium sulfate and concentrated todryness under vacuum to yield 7.5 g. of 7-hydroxy-2-benzofurancarboxylicacid melting at 192-7". The crude solid was recrystallized from water tomelt at 218-20". A mixture of 11.3 g. of this recrystallized product, 76g. of refined quinoline and 1.5 g. of copper powder was heated at 5until evolution of carbon dioxide ceased. The cooled mixture was dilutedwith 250 ml. of ether and filtered. The filtrate was washed with three-ml. portions of 3 N hydrochloric acid and With a 200-ml. portion ofwater. It was dried over magnesium sulfate and filtered. After removalof the ether and quinoline, a yield of 3 g. of 7-benzofuranol, boilingat 728 (0.2 mm.), was obtained.

This phenol was esterified by the following procedure: To a mixture of3.1 g. of 7-benzofuranol and 1.7 g. of methyl isocyanate was added 4drops of triethylamine. An immediate exothermic reaction took place. Themixture was heated at 45-50 for 24 hours and poured into water. Thewater was extracted with ether, the ether solution dried andconcentrated to dryness under vacuum to yield 3.4 g. of crude7-benzofuranyl N-methylcarbamate melting at l37-8. This compound wasrecrystallized from benzene.

Analysis.Calcd for C H NO (percent): C, 62.82; H, 4.71; N, 7.33. Found(percent): C, 62.62; H, 4.89; N, 7.58.

Insecticidal activity was measured as follows: The compound7-benzofuranyl N-methylcarbamate was dissolved to form a 1% solution inacetone, which was then diluted with Water to provide a concentration of1250 p.p.m. of active ingredient. Test insects and techniques were asfollows: The activities against Mexican bean beetles (Epilaclmavarivestis Mulsant) and southern armyworms (Prodenia eridania Cramer)were evaluated by dipping the leaves of pinto bean plants into the testsolution, and infesting the leaves with the test insects; and theactivity against the milkweed bug (Oncopeltus' fasciatus Dallas) wasevaluated by spraying the test solution into glass dishes containing theinsects. After seventytwo hours of exposure of the test insects asdescribed above, the present kill was determined. Results presentedbelow and in the succeeding examples are each an average of two or morereplicates.

The procedure followed for evaluation of activity against houseflies wasas follows: One microliter of a solution of 2000 mg. of the testcompound in 100 ml. of acetone was applied to the body of each of 35 to45 threeto four-day-old houseflies (Musca domestica). After 24 hours,the percent kill was determined by physical counting of the dead andliving flies.

Nematode control was measured as follows:

A nematode-infested soil was prepared by mixing about 1000 larvae of theroot-knot nematode (Meloidogyne incognita var. acrita) into a liter ofsandy-loam soil. Into this infested soil was blended suflicient testcompound, formulated as a 5% dust on attapulgite clay, to give aconcentration of 100 p.p.m. This mixture was held in the greenhouse in amoist condition for four to seven days, then young tomato plants wereplanted in the soil and allowed to grow for four to six weeks. Whenappropriate growth was attained, the roots of the tomato plants werewashed free of soil and the degree of infestation evaluated incomparison with a plant grown in nematodeinfested soil which hadreceived no chemical treatment.

Employing the appropriate test procedures, the compound 7-benzofuranylN-methylcarbamate exhibited 100% kill of the Mexican bean beetle, 100%kill of the milkweed bug, and 100% kill of houseflies.

EXAMPLE 2 Preparation and pesticidal properties of 7- benzofuranylN,N-dimethylcarbamate One gram of sodium was dissolved in 30 ml. ofmethanol and 2.5 g. of 7-benzofuranol, prepared as in Example 1, wasadded. The mixture was swirled occasionally for one hour andconcentrated to dryness under vacuum. Fifty ml. of 1,2-dimethoxyethaneand 2 g. of dimethylcarbamoyl chloride were added, the mixture stirredfor 48 hours, and filtered. The filtrate was concentrated under vacuumto yield crude 7-benzofuranyl N,N-dimethylcarbamate, a high boilingliquid with a boiling point above 200 at 0.1 mm.

Following the test procedure described for the compound of Example 1,the compound 7-benzofuranyl N,N- dimethylcarbamate exhibited 100% killof housefiies.

EXAMPLE 3 Preparation and pesticidal properties of 6-benzofuranylN-methylcarbamate To a solution of 7.2 g. of 6-benzofuranol (a knowncompound, reported by I S. H. Davies and T. Deegan, J. Chem. Soc. 1950,3206) and 2 drops triethylamine in 50 ml. of. dry ether, 4.6 g. ofmethyl isocyanate was added dropwise. The solution was refluxed for 18hours, cooled and filtered to yield 10.3 g. of 6-benzofuranyl N-methylcarbamate melting at 101-4. Recrystallization from ethanol raisedthe melting point to 10910.

Analysis.Calcd for C H NO (percent): C, 62.82; H, 4.74; N, 7.33. Found(percent): C, 62.94; H, 5.02; N, 7.33.

Employing the test procedure described for the compound of Example 1,the compound 6-benzofuranyl N- methylcarbamate exhibited 100% kill ofthe Mexican bean beetle and 100% kill of houseflies.

EXAMPLE 4 Preparation and pesticidalproperties of 6- benzofuranylN,N-dimethylcarbamate A solution of 10.0 g. of 6-benzofuranol in 25 ml.of dry 1,2-dimethoxyethane was added dropwise to a slurry of 3.9 g. of a49% dipersion of sodium hydride in mineral oil and 80 ml. of dry1,2-dirnethoxyethane. The mixture was stirred for 0.5 hour after thevigorous evolution of hydrogen had stopped, then 8.6 g. of freshlydistilled dimethycarbamoyl chloride was added dropwise. After stirringfor 18 hours at room temperature, the precipitated sodium chloride wasremoved by filtration and the filtrate concentrated under vacuum. Theresidual oil was washed several times with cold hexane, taken up inether and washed with cold 5% sodium hydroxide solution and with water.Evaporation of the ether left a yellow oil which was distilled through acm. Vigreux column to yield 10.5 g. of 6-benzofuranylN,N-dimethylcarbamate boiling at 132 (0.75 mm.).

Analysis.CalCd for C H NO (percent): C, 64.38; H, 5.40; N, 6.83. Found(percent): C, 64.39; H, 5.40; N, 7.1 1.

Folowing the procedure described in Example 1, the compound6-benzofuranyl N,N-dimethylcarbamate exhibited 100% kill of houseflies.

EXAMPLE 5 Preparation and pesticidal properties of S-benzofuranylN-methylcarbamate Following the procedure described in Example 3, 9.0 g.of S-benzofurauol was reacted with 5.7 g. of methyl isocyanate to yield8 g. of crude S-benzofuranyl N-methylcarbamate melting at 9.Recrystallization from methylcyclohexane gave 5.8 g. of white platesmelting at 92.54.

Analysis.Calcd for C H NO (percent): C, 62.82; H, 4.74; N, 7.33. Found(percent): C, 62.60; H, 4.74; N, 7.41.

Employing the techniques described for the compound of Example 1, thecompound S-benzofuranyl N-methylcarbamate exhibited kill of the Mexicanbean beetle.

EXAMPLE 6 Preparation and pesticidal properties of 4-benzofuranylN-methylcarbamate A solution of 4.0 g. of 4-benzofuranol (a knowncompound described by T. Reichstein and R. Hirt, Helv. Chirn. Acta 16,121 (1933)) in 10 ml. of ether was treated with 2.0 g. of methylisocyanate and with 1 drop of triethylamine. The mixture was allowed tostand for several hours and filtered to yield 5.0 g. of 4-benzofuranylN- methylcarbam'ate melting at 136.07.5. An analytical sample wasrecrystallized from carbon tetrachloride to melt at 137-8. The structureof this compound was confirmed by infrared analysis.

Analysis.-Calcd for C H NO (percent): N, 7.33. Found (percent): N, 7.59.

Following the test procedures of Example 1, the compound 4-benzofuranylN-methylcarbamate exhibited kill of the Mexican bean beetle, themilkweed bug, and the southern armyworm; 100% kill of houseflies; andcomplete control of the root-knot nematode.

EXAMPLE 7 Preparation and pesticidal properties of Z-methyl-4-benzofuranyl N-methylcarbamate The intermediate2-methyl-4-benzofuranol was prepared from S-methyI-Z-furaldehyde asfollows: A solution of 56 g. of sodium succinate in 62 g. of aceticanhydride was maintained at a temperature of 140 as a solution of 19 g.of S-methyl-Z-furaldehyde in 20 ml. of acetic anhydride was addeddropwise over a period of three hours. The mixture was stirred at 140for an additional hour, then poured into 300 ml. of hot water. Theaqueous mixture was acidified with hydrochloric acid and extracted withether. The ether layer was washed with sodium bicarbonate solution andwith water until neutral and dried over magnesium sulfate. After removalof the ether,16 g. of potassium hydroxide and ml. of methanol were addedto the residue. The resulting solution was refluxed for 1.5 hours,cooled, acidified and extracted with ether. The ether layer was washedwith 10% sodium hydroxide solution, with sodium bicarbonate solution,and with water. The alkaline extracts were combined, neutralized, andextracted with ether. This ether solution was dried over magnesiumsulfate, the ether was removed and the residue distilled to yield 1.5 g.of 2-methyl-4-benzofuranol boiling at 846 This intermediate phenol wasesterified as follows: The addition of three drops of triethylamine to amixture of 1 g. of 2-methyl-4-benzofuranol and 10 ml. of methylisocyanate caused an exothermic reaction in which a white solid wasformed. The mixture was allowed to stand overnight, poured into water,and the crude product isolated by filtration. After washing with waterand drying, a yield of 1.5 g. of 2-methyl-4-benzofuranylN-methylcarbamate, melting at 152-5 was obtained. Recrystallization fromtoluene gave a material melting at 153-5 Analysis.Calcd for C H NO(percent): C, 64.38; 1,115.40; N, 6.83. Found (percent): C, 64.24; H,5.49; N,

Employing the procedures described in Example 1, the compound2-methyl-4-benzofuranyl N-methylcarbamate exhibited 100% kill of theMexican bean beetle and 70% kill of the milkweed bug.

EXAMPLE 8 Preparation and pesticidal properties of 3-methyl-4-benzofurany1 N-methylcarbamate The intermediate 3 methyl 4benzofuranol was prepared according to the method of Whalley (J. Chem.Soc. 1951, 3234) as follows: Reaction of 30 g. of 2'6-dihydroxyacetophenone, 33.4 g. of ethyl bromoacetate, and 27.6 g. ofpotassium carbonate in 350 ml. of dry acetone gave 37.3 g. of ethyl (2acetyl 3 hydroxyphenoxy)acetate, M.P. 856 (from ethanol), lit. M.P.74-5". Thirty-four grams of this ester was saponified with 340 ml. of 2N sodium hydroxide, and acidified to give 27.1 g. of the correspondingacid, M.P. 193.04.5. This acid (27.0 g.) was cyclized with 216 ml. ofacetic anhydride and 67.5 g. of sodium acetate to give 25 g. of crude 4hydroxy 3 methylbenzofuran 2 carboxylic acid. Twenty grams of this acidwas decarboxylated to give 12.9 g. of 3 methyl 4 benzofuranol, M.P.l08110. A small sample recrystallized from Water melted at 11011.

Five grams of this phenol was reacted with 2.1 g. of methyl isocyanateaccording to the procedure described in Example 6 to yield 5.5 g. of 3methyl 4 benzofuranyl N methylcarbamate melting at 113-5.Recrystallization from methylcyclohexane and from n butyl ether gave asample melting at 113.55.0. The structure of this compound was confirmedby infrared analysis.

Analysis.Calcd for C H NO (percent): N, 6.83. Found (percent): N, 6.89.

Employing the test procedures described in Example 1, the compound 3methyl 4 benzofuranyl N methylcarbamate exhibited 100% kill of theMexican bean beetle, 100% kill of the milkweed bug, and 95% kill of thesouthern armyworm.

EXAMPLE 9 Systemic insecticidal activity These compounds possess usefulsystemic insecticidal activity. This may be illustrated as follows: A 1%solution of 4 benzofuranyl N methylcarbamate in acetone was diluted withwater to a concentration of 156 ppm. of active ingredient. The roots ofpinto bean plants at the bifoliate stage of growth were excised, and theplant stems suspended in the solution of the test compounds. After threedays of immersion of the plant stems, the leaves of the plant wereinfested with the test insects. Three days after infestation, counts ofthe percent kill were made. This compound effected 100% kill of theMexican bean beetle, 100% kill of the pea aphid, and 95 kill of thesouthern armyworm.

Following the test procedure described above 3 methly-4-benzofuranyl Nmethylcarbamate effected 100% kill of the Mexican bean bettle and thesouthern armyworm.

These results illustrate excellent systemic activity.

Other pesticidal compounds of the class described herein may be preparedby adaptation of the synthetic procedures illustrated above, as well asby other procedures. Generally useful methods for the preparation ofthese compounds are discussed below. Many of these reaction steps arenovel, in addition to the novelty of the overall reaction sequences.

The carbamates of the invention may be prepared by esterification of theappropriate benzofuranol, or by the dehydrogenation of the corresponding2,3 dihydrobenzofuranyl carbamate.

Several of the intermediate benzofuranols are natural products, and manysynthetic methods for the preparation of benzofuranols have beenreported in the literature. A number of these methods are reviewed in anarticle by E. Bisagni and R. Royer (Bul. Soc. Chim. (France) 1962, 925).

A useful method of synthesis of benzofuranols involves the treatment ofa furan compound with a reagent which will react with it and cyclize toform the aromatic ring. For example, 2 furaldehyde may be reacted withsodium succinate, or levulinic acid, by known procedures, to give 4benzofuranol and 6 acetyl 4 benzofuranol.

An alternative method for the production of benzofuranols involves thetreatment of a phenol with a reagent which cyclizes to form the furanring. For example, (hydroxyphenoxy)acetic acid derivatives may betreated with reagents such as acetic anhydride and sodium acetate,effecting cyclization to a hydroxy 3(2H) benzofuranone. Thisbenzofuranone may be converted to an alcohol by any of the usual methodsfor reduction of ketones or by reaction with a Grignard reagent such asan alkyl magnesium halide, following established procedures for theGrignard reaction. This dihydrobenzofurandiol may then be dehydrated togive a benzofuranol. This method is particularly useful in the preparation of 6-benz0furanols.

Alternatively, a methoxyhydroxybenzaldehyde may be treated with ahaloacetic acid or ester, and the substituted 2 benzofurancarboxylicacid or ester formed in this reaction is demethylated and decarboxylatedto give the corresponding benzofuranol. This method is useful to prepare7 benzofuranol, as described in Example 1 herein, but it is not limitedto the preparation of 7 benzofuranols; the 4-, 5-, and 6 benzofuranolsmay also be prepared by the same general procedure.

In a somewhat similar method, resorcinol and its derivatives may betreated with a 2-haloacetoacetic acid ester, and the intermediatebenzofurancarboxylic acid decarboxylated to form a 3 methyl 6benzofuranol. In addition, by reaction of a dihydroxybenzene with ahydroxyacetone, a 2 methylbenzofuranol is obtained. Benzofuranols mayalso be obtained by dehydrogenation of the corresponding2,3,-dihydrobenzofuranols.

These reactions are of course notv limited to the specific compoundsmentioned, but are readily adapted, by obvious modifications, to produceall the compounds of this invention. Through the use of the appropriatestarting material or reagent, benzofuranols with the desired substituentor substituents on the aromatic and/or heterocyclic ring may beobtained.

To prepare the final products for pesticidal use herein, thebenzofuranols may be esterified by standard procedures to give thedesired carbamates. Such procedures for the preparation of carbamateesters are described by Wagner and Zook, Synthetic Organic Chemistry,Chp. 23, John Wiley & Sons, New York, 1953. Reagents such as alkylisocyanates or isothiocyanates, and alkyl-or dialkylcarbamoyl orthiocarbamoyl halides, will produce the carbamate ester directly.Alternatively, the phenolic hydroxyl may be converted to a chloroformateor chlorothioformate ester by reaction with phosgene or thiophosgene,and this ester subsequently reacted with a monoor dialkylamine to formthe desired carbamate.

Employing procedures such as those described and illustratedhereinabove, pesticidal compounds may be prepared wherein, for example,the carbamate ester may be either N-monosubstituted or N,N-disubstitutedwith substituents including methyl, ethyl, vinyl, ethynyl, straight andbranched chain propyl and butyl including the unsaturated groupspropenyl and propynyl, butenyl and butynyl; mixed substituents on thecarbamate nitrogen; and substituted derivatives thereof; and the thioanalogs of the above, such as N-methylthiocarbamate, N-ethyl-N-isopropylthiocarbamate; and the like. Modifications in the benzofurannucleus may also be made, as previously discussed; thus, the benzeneand/or the furan ring may be substituted with one or more alkyl groups,such as methyl, ethyl, isopropyl, and unsaturated aliphatic groups suchas chloroallyl and similar compounds, amino and substituted amino groupssuch as dimethylamino; halogen; alkoxy such as methoxy and isopropoxy;other groups, such as those exemplified by methoxycarbamoyl and acetyl,nitro, methylthio, cyano, and the like; as well as biscarbamates such as4,7-benzofurandiyl bis (N-methylcarbamate); and a wide variety of otherbenzofuranyl carbamates which will be apparent from a consideration ofthe description of the invention herein.

The novel compounds thus obtained may be formulated with the usualadditives and extenders in the preparation of pesticidal compositions.The toxicants of this invention, like most pesticidal agents, aregenerally not applied full strength. They are generally incorporated inany of the adjuvants and carriers normally employed for facilitating thedispersion of active ingredients, recognizing the accepted fact that theformulation and mode of application of a toxicant may affect theactivity of the material. These compounds may be applied, for example,as sprays, dusts, granules, or baits, to the area in which pest controlis desired, the choice of application varying of course with the type ofpest and the environment. Thus, these compounds may be formulated asgranules of large particle size, as powdery dusts, as wettable powders,as emulsifiable concentrates, as solutions, and the like.

Dusts are admixtures of the active ingredients with finely dividedsolids such as talc, attapulgite clay, kieselguhr, pyrophyllite, chalk,diatomaceous earths, calcium phosphates, calcium and magnesiumcarbonates, sulfur, lime, flours, and other organic and inorganic solidswhich act as dispersants and carriers for the toxicant. These finelydivided solids have an average particle size of less than about 50microns. A typical dust formulation useful herein contains 10.0 parts oftoxicant, 30.0 parts of bentonite clay and 60.0 parts tale.

The compounds may be made into liquid concentrates by solution oremulsion in suitable liquids, and into solid concentrates by admixturewith talc, clays and other known solid carriers used in the pesticideart. The concentrates are compositions containing about 50% toxicant andthe rest inert material which includes dispersing agents, emulsifyingagents, and wetting agents. The concentrates are diluted for practicalapplication, with water or other liquid for aqueous sprays or withadditional solid carrier for use as dusts. Typical carriers for solidconcentrates (also called wettable powders) include fullers earth,kaolin clays, silicas, and other highly absorbent, readily wet inorganicdiluents. A useful solid concentrate formulation for use herein contains25.0 parts of toxicant, 72.0 parts of bentonite clay and 1.5 parts eachof sodium lignosulfonate and sodium laurylsulfonate as wetting agents.

Useful liquid concentrates include the emulsifiable concentrates, whichare homogeneous liquid or paste com positions which are readilydispersed in water or other dispersant, and may consist entirely of thetoxicant with a liquid or solid emulsifying agent, or may also contain aliquid carrier, such as xylene, heavy. aromatic naphthas, isophorone andother non-volatile organic solvents. For application these concentratesare dispersed in water or other liquid carrier, and normally applied asa spray to the area to be treated.

The concentration of the toxicant in the dilution generally used forcontrol of insect and other pests is nor- 8 addition products of suchesters; and the addition prod nets of long chain mercaptans and ethyleneoxide. Many other types of useful surface active agents are available incommerce. The surface active agent, when used, normally comprises from 1percent to 15 percent by weight of the pesticidal composition.

Other useful formulations include simple solutions of the activeingredient in a dispersant in which it is completely soluble at thedesired concentration, such as acetone or other organic solvents.Granular formulations, wherein the toxicant is carried on relativelycoarse particles, are of particular utility for aerial distribution orfor penetration of cover crop canopy. Pressurized sprays, typicallyaerosols wherein the active ingredient is dispersed in finely dividedform as a result of vaporization of a low boiling dispersant solventcarrier such as the Freons, may also be used. Baits are generallyprepared by mixing liquid or solid concentrates with a suitable food,such as a mixture of cornmeal and sugar.

The pesticidal compositions may be formulated and applied with otheractive ingredients, including other insecticides, fungicides,nematocides, plant growth regulators, fertilizers, etc. In applying thechemicals it is obvious that an effective amount and concentration oftoxicant should be employed.

It is apparent that many modifications may be made in the structure,preparation, formulation and application of the compounds of thisinvention, without departing from the spirit and'scope of the followingclaims:

I claim:

1. A compound of the formula:

wherein R and R are each selected from the group consisting of hydrogenand lower alkyl; R and R are each selected from the group consisting ofhydrogen, lower alkyl, lower alkenyl, and lower alkynyl; and X isselected from the group consisting of oxygen and sulfur.

2. A compound of the formula:

wherein R and R are each selected from the group consisting of hydrogenand methyl, and R is selected from the group consisting of alkyl,alkenyl and alkynyl of one to three carbon atoms.

3. A compound of the formula:

carbamate.

9. A pesticide comprising an extender and, as an active toxicant forpests including Arthropoda and Nematoda, an effective amount of acompound of claim 1.

10. A pesticide comprising an extender and, as an active toxicant forpests including Arthropoda and Nematoda, an effective amount of acompound of claim 2.

11. A pesticide comprising an extender and, as an active toxicant forpests including Arthropoda and Nematoda, an effective amount of acompound of claim 3.

12. The method of controlling Arthropoda and Nematoda which comprisessubjecting them to effective doses of a compound of claim 1.

13. The method of controlling Arthropoda and Nematoda which comprisessubjecting them to effective doses of a compound of claim 2.

10 14. The method of controlling Arthropoda and Nematoda which comprisessubjecting them to effective doses of a compound of claim 3.

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